Florian Völker

Zum Todestag von Rob Pilatus und als Einblick in mein Forschungsprojekt zur Geschichte der Gruppe Milli Vanilli: drei Aspekte, die dabei oft übersehen werden. Ein kurzer 🧵 zur Macht des Produzenten, positiven Rassismus und den zeitgenössischen Trend zu Fake-Sänger:innen [1/9]

#otd 27 October 2013 Lou Reed (Lewis Allan Reed, *1942) US-American musician and songwriter; guitarist, singer, principal songwriter for The Velvet Underground and solo artist ~ liver disease youtu.be/yOoXjYppyMM

#otd 27 October 1980 Steve Peregrin Took (Stephen Ross Porter, *1949) English musician and songwriter, member of the duo Tyrannosaurus Rex / T.Rex with Marc Bolan; later solo artist and frontman for several bands ~ asphyxiation after inhaling a cocktail cherry youtu.be/clxAZ8afXco

Fiebertraum. Was stimmt denn bei euch nicht @freitag.de?

#otd 26 October 1999 Rex Gildo (Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter, *1936) German Schlager singer ~ suicide by jumping out of the window of his apartment youtu.be/7h3yvQCmoMU

#otd 26 October 2012 Natina Reed (*1980) US-American singer, rapper and actress (Bring It On; Honey), worked as a writer for TLC, member of the girl group Blaque ~ died after being struck by a car youtu.be/h4mjAOgHLvU

#otd 23 October 2004 Chrislo Haas (Christian Ludwig Haas, *1956) German musician, played synthesizer for Der Plan, Minus Delta T, DAF, Liaisons Dangereuses and Crime And The City Solution, later techno producer ~ circulatory collapse due to alcohol abuse youtu.be/S3tR__Kbqmg

#otd 23 October 2008 Peter Gläser (*1949), aka Cäsar East-German guitarist, singer and composer, played for Klaus Renft Combo and Karussell, worked 22 years for the Stasi as an informal collaborator ("IM Klaus Weber") ~ cancer youtu.be/fxEB6pt1dz4

#otd 23 October 2014 Alvin Stardust (Bernard William Jewry, *1942) English rock singer and stage actor ~ prostate cancer / brief illness youtu.be/b0ZqNBd_orI

#otd 23 October 1986 Esquerita (Eskew Reeder, Jr., *1935) US-American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist ~ died of complications brought on by AIDS youtu.be/Fejvb16JGSM

Ich freu mich sehr, mit einem Beitrag zu Milli Vanilli in diesem tollen Band zur Geschichte der Hochstapelei von @tobiasbecker.bsky.social und Kollegen vertreten zu sein! Erschienen beim @verbrecherverlag.bsky.social: www.verbrecherverlag.de/shop/hochsta... Mehr Infos zum Projekt im Thread ⬇️

#otd 22 October 2025 Dave Ball (David James Ball, *1959) English producer and electronic musician best known as one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, alongside vocalist Marc Almond ~ died in his sleep youtu.be/NtJLAqcK2Q8

#otd 22 October 1986 Jane Dornacker (*1947) US-American actress, comedian and musician (The Tubes & Leila And The Snakes), survived as traffic reporter her first helicopter crash but ~ died 6 month later in her second helicopter crash (live on air) youtu.be/W4nDt0trGKU

#otd 22 Oct 2005 Franky Gee (Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez, *1962) Cuban-born US-American singer, rapper, producer, insurance agent and stockbroker; frontman of the German Eurodance project Captain Jack ~ brain haemorrhage youtu.be/5RQxHyCTi18

Ich freu mich sehr, mit einem Beitrag zu Milli Vanilli in diesem tollen Band zur Geschichte der Hochstapelei von @tobiasbecker.bsky.social und Kollegen vertreten zu sein! Erschienen beim @verbrecherverlag.bsky.social: www.verbrecherverlag.de/shop/hochsta... Mehr Infos zum Projekt im Thread ⬇️

Publication Day! Unser Buch “Hochstapelei: Eine Kulturgeschichte der Täuschung” ist jetzt im @verbrecherverlag.bsky.social erschienen: 24 Vignetten von 1900 bis zu den 1990ern. Basierend auf unserem Workshop @zzfpotsdam.bsky.social. www.verbrecherverlag.de/shop/hochsta...

#otd 21 October 1995 Shannon Hoon (*1967) US-American singer-songwriter and musician; lead singer of Blind Melon ~ died in his sleep of a cocaine overdose youtu.be/3qVPNONdF58

#otd 21 October 2003 Elliott Smith (Steven Paul Smith, *1969) US-American musician and singer-songwriter ~ two stab wounds to the chest (probably suicide) youtu.be/OVtWPhzsOQM

#otd 20 October 2010 Ari Up (Ariane Daniele Forster, *1962) German vocalist best known as a member of the English punk rock band the Slits ~ breast cancer (refused chemotherapy, because she didn’t want her Rasta locks cut off) youtu.be/SqiFYcKEhxs

#otd 20 October 1977 Ronnie Van Zant (*1948, vocals), Steve Gaines (*1949, guitar) and Cassie Gaines (*1948, backup singer) Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ airplane crash youtu.be/6GxWmSVv-cY

#otd 17 October 2008 Levi Stubbs (Levi Stubbles, *1936) US-American baritone singer and voice artist, lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops ~ died in his sleep youtu.be/9kK_yWYdoY0

#otd 17 October 1996 Chris Acland (*1966) English songwriter and drummer (Lush) ~ suicide by hanging youtu.be/Iedz_x6Hlhw

#otd 16 October 2025 Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (*1951) US-American musician; original lead guitarist, occasional vocalist, and founding member of the hard rock band Kiss ~ died after complications from a fall at his home youtu.be/VcmZBZGPU1A

#otd 16 October 2024 Liam James Payne (*1993) English singer and songwriter, member of the pop band One Direction; pursued a solo career in 2016 ~ died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while intoxicated with multiple substances

#otd 16 October 2024 Liam James Payne (*1993) English singer and songwriter, member of the pop band One Direction; pursued a solo career in 2016 ~ died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while intoxicated with multiple substances

#otd 16 October 2025 Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (*1951) US-American musician; original lead guitarist, occasional vocalist, and founding member of the hard rock band Kiss ~ died after complications from a fall at his home youtu.be/VcmZBZGPU1A

#otd 14 October 2025 D'Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer, *1974) US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer; pioneer of the neo-soul movement ~ pancreatic cancer youtu.be/SxVNOnPyvIU

#otd 14 October 1977 Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby Jr., *1903) American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor; made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs ~ collapsed and died instantly from a heart attack after a golf round youtu.be/0Sg5TQwgYz4

#otd 14 October 1983 Hugh Mundell (*1962) Jamaican roots reggae singer ~ shot to death while sitting in his vehicle in Kingston youtu.be/kf9ANHZzqWA

#otd 14 October 2025 D'Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer, *1974) US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer; pioneer of the neo-soul movement ~ pancreatic cancer youtu.be/SxVNOnPyvIU

#otd 13 Oct. 2021 Andrea Haugen (Andrea Meyer, *1968/69), aka Nebelhexë German writer and musician (Aghast, Hagalaz Runedance), once married to Samoth (Emperor) ~ killed in the Kongsberg attack youtu.be/uDu_DPoe1y0

#otd 13 October 2009 Al Martino (Jasper Cini, *1927) US-American traditional pop and standards singer, described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather ~ heart attack youtu.be/enIdTGckjKs

12 Oct 1985 Ricky Wilson (*1953) founding member and guitarist of TheB52s ~ AIDS youtu.be/2VCCiY17hKw

12 Oct 1997 John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., *1943) US-American singer-songwriter and activist, his song "Rocky Mountain High" is one of the two official state songs of Colorado ~ single-fatality crash while piloting a homebuilt aircraft youtu.be/TtFwqnaPqXY

12 Oct 1978 Nancy Spungen (*1958) US-American girlfriend of English musician Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols), and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene ~ stabbed, probably by Sid Vicious, who died of a heroin overdose while on bail in February 1979 before the case went to trial

#otd 10 October 1963 Edith Piaf (Édith Giovanna Gassion, *1915) French chanteuse ~ liver failure after years of alcohol abuse alongside copious amounts of medications youtu.be/rzy2wZSg5ZM

10 Oct 1991 Andrzej Zaucha (*1949) Polish musician, singer, cabaret artist and actor ~ shot by French director Yves Goulais, who believed Zaucha was having an affair with his wife, actress Zuzanna Leśniak (shot too) youtu.be/02I7qmMvV4Y

#otd 10 October 1963 Edith Piaf (Édith Giovanna Gassion, *1915) French chanteuse ~ liver failure after years of alcohol abuse alongside copious amounts of medications youtu.be/rzy2wZSg5ZM

9 Oct 1973 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Rosetta Nubin, *1915) US-American singer and guitarist, aka "the original soul sister" & "the Godmother of rock and roll", among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar ~ stroke youtu.be/Y9a49oFalZE

9 Oct 1991 Roy Black (Gerhard Höllerich, *1943) German schlager singer and actor ~ heart failure youtu.be/VfcLYG2H6A4

9 Oct 2006 Klaus Renft (Klaus Jentzsch, *1942) East-German musician (Butlers, Klaus Renft Combo) ~ colorectal cancer youtu.be/txtNgkf-ocQ

Ich durfte meinen Senf (aka pophistorische Expertise) in der Doku "Jugend in Ost und West" von Terra X History dazugeben. Erstausstrahlung: 4. Oktober 2026, 23:50 Uhr, ZDF. Die Folge ist bereits online in der ZDF-Mediathek abrufbar: www.zdf.de/video/dokus/...

#otd 4 October 1970 Janis Joplin (*1943) US-American singer-songwriter, lead singer of Big Brother And Holding Company ~ overdose heroin youtu.be/yxdTnLL2fec

#otd 4 October 1982 Glenn Gould (*1932) Canadian classical pianist, writer and broadcaster; was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century ~ stroke youtu.be/RPDBcdDGrnE

#otd 4 October 1999 Grim (Erik Brødreskift, *1969) Norwegian Black Metal drummer for Immortal, Borknagar and Gorgoroth ~ suicide by sleeping pills overdose youtu.be/zevf4R1cPk0

3 Oct 2000 Benjamin Orr (Benjamin Orzechowski, *1947) co-founder, bassist and co-lead vocalist of The Cars ~ pancreatic cancer youtu.be/xuZA6qiJVfU

2 Oct. 2017 Tom Petty (*1950) US-American musician and actor, lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ~ cardiac arrest due to mixed drug toxicity (opioids, sedatives and antidepressants) youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0

1 Oct 2012 Dirk Bach (*1961) German actor, voice actor, entertainer and comedian, social activist for the rights of gays and lesbians, animal rights, in the AIDS aid and for children ~ heart failure youtu.be/WAu7CK50B44

#otd 28 September 2008 Cocó (Jorge Luis Revilla, *1968) Peruvian musician and DJ, co-founder and member of Silvania and Ciëlo ~ robbed, beaten and stabbed by two Romanian hustlers in his Madrid flat youtu.be/KP1glwvdYNY